Hunting-knife.



D. H. HOLMAN. HUNTING KNIFE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28, 1908.-

924,070. Patented June 8, 1909.

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' HUNTING-KNIFE.

Specification of Lettprs Patent.

Patented in... s, 1909.

Application filed August 28, 1908. Serial No. 450,727.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it flgnown thlit I. DANIEL H. HOLMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moscow. in the county of Latah and State of Idaho, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Hunting-Knives, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to hunting knives.

The objects of the invention are, the provision in a merchantableform ofa device of the above mentioned class which shall be inexpensive inconstruction, facile in operation and devoid of complicated parts; theprovision of novel means whereby, in a hunting knife having a foldingblade longer than the handle, the tipof the blade may be ,protected whenthe blade is folded into the handle; the provision of novel means for Ilocking the blade in an open position.

With these and other objects in view, as will hereinafter more fullyappear, the in? vent-ion consists in the novel construction andarrangement of parts, hereinafter described, delineated in theaccompanying drawings, and particularl r pointed out in the appendedclaims, it-beingunderstood that various changes in the form,proportions,'size and minor details of the structure may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention. Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicatecorresponding parts throughout-the several figures of the draw lugs. Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section showingthe blade H locked in an open position; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionshowing the blade 6 locked in a closed position; Fig. 3 is .a top-plan,a portion of the handle 1 being cut away to show in detail the catch 12,the shoulders 3 and the hand protector 4; Fig. 4 is a toplan of amodified form of handle, portion 0 the handle being broken away.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a. handle 1 which may be of anyform. Preferably, however, as shown, it is thin and trough shaped,formed from a single sheet of metal bent to form parallel side pieces 2united at their bases 15. From the ends of the side pieces 2; andintegral therewith,

. project. the shoulders 3. Mounted upon the shoulders tland disposedsubstantially normui to the planes of the side pieces 2, IS the handprotector l. having a slot. 5 registering p with the space between theside pieces '2.

livoted in the handle 1 and folding therein, is the blade (5, which maybe of greater length than the handle 1. Pivoted in the butt of thehandle 1 is a guard ll adapted to receive th'e blade-tip 8 when theblade (3 is folded into the handle 1. The guard 11 is formed from a pairof resilient leaves 7.

.united at their bases at one end. as shown at 9.. Pivoted to theresilient leaves 7 is the loop 10. The guard 11 is provided with a notch16 adapted to be engaged, when the blade 6 is in the position shown inFig. l. by the catch 12, which is slidably mounted in the handle 1.

In the butt of the blade 6 is the notch l-l adapted to register with thenotch 13 in the handle 1, when the blade (5 is open us shown in Fig. 1.A stop-17 in the buttof the handle, limits the backward movement of theguard 11.

When the blade 6 is closed into the handle 1, as shown in Fig. 2, theresilient leaves 7 will engage frictionally the sides of the 1 blade tip8, and when the loop 10 is in the position shown in Fig. .2, it willengage the eaves T and press them toward each otherand upon the sides ofthe blade tip 8, .the

extremity of the loop 10 being in contact guard 11 turned into thehandle- When the guard 11 is in this position the end of the guard 11will come into contact with the butt of the blade 6 as shown in Fig. 1and hhl'd the said blade in its open position.

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When the guard 11 is folded into the handle l the resilient leaves 7will engage the inner surfaces of the side-pieces 2. and the notch 16will register with the catch 12. The end 19 of the loop 10 will engagethe registering notches 13 and 1+, and when the loop 10 is;

ressed down upon the handle 1 as shown 111 Fig. 1, the guard 11 will befirmly seated against the butt of the blade 6 and the catch 12 forcedinto the notch 16. The catch 12 may then be shoved forward from theposition shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 1. When the blade 6 is inthe position shown in Fig. 1, it is firmly held in an open position bythe contact between the end of the guard 11 and the butt of the blade 6.The guard 11 is itself heldin position by the contact between theresilient leaves 7 and the inner surfaces of the side pieces 2, by thelocking engagement between the end 19 of .the. loop 10 and theregistering notches 13 and 14: and by the positive locking effectproduced by sliding the catch 12 in the notch 16.

If desired an eye 18 may be attached to the butt of the handle and tothis eye a cord, key-chain or other means adapted to attach the knife tothe person, may be fastened.

The particular form of handle hereinbefore described may be used when athin, inexpensive handle is desired. It is obvious however, that anotherhandle such as that shown in Fig. 4, may be employed. In such case, thegrips 20 are attached to the side pieces 2 and the catch 12 lengthenedin proportion to the thickness of the attached grips 20.

- It is the common practice to provide jack and hunting knives having ablade folding into a handle, with a back-spring, so called, whereby theblade may be held in either an open or a folded position. In theparticular form of handle herein shown and described, no suchback-spring is provided, but it is obvious that the invention isapplicable to all knives having a folding blade,

--whether of the back-spring type or otherwise.

Having. thus described my invention, my

" claims are as follows;

1. In a device of the class described, a handle; folding into thehandle, a blade of greater len th than the handle; pivoted in the butt 0the handle, a pair of resilient leaves united at their bases, andarranged to receive the tip of the blade when the blade is folded; a 100pivoted -to the resilient leaves and movab e 1nto com ressive contactwith the resilient leaves and ocking contact with the back of the bladewhen the blade is folded into the handle.

2. In a device of the class described, a handle; folding into thehandle, a blade of greater length than the handle; pivoted 1n the buttof the handle, a (guard arranged to receive the tip of the bla e; a 100pivoted to the guard and movable into loc ing contact with the back ofthe blade when the blade is folded into the handle.

3. In a device of the class described, a handle; folding into thehandle, a blade of greater length than the handle; pivoted in the buttof the handle, a guard for the tip of the blade having a notch in itslower edge, the end of the said guard being movable into engagement withthe butt of the blade when the blade is open; slidably mountedin thehandle, a catch, movable into locking engagement with the notch in theguard, when the guard is in engagement with the butt of the blade.

4. In a device of the class described, a handle; folding into thehandle, a blade of greater length than the handle; the said handle andblade having notches in registration when the blade is open; pivoted inthe butt of the handle, a guard for the tip of the blade, the end ofsaid guard being movable into engagement with the butt of the blade whenthe blade is open; a loop pivoted to the guard and movable into locking)contact with the registering notches inthe lade and the handle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL H. HOLMAN.

Witnesses:

H. R. SMITH, C. J. ORLUND.

